Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14

there was trouble. 1t arose from an
insignificant misunderstanding. Frede-
rick Smith, hickman, was driving
down Ellison street with two lady pas.
sengers in his carriage. He stopped
for the procession to pass. When nc
thought it had passed he undertook 70
drive across the street, not noticing
three men in the rear. One OF these
objected 10 the hack passing
through the procession and seized
the horse by the bride and pulled
il around. Smith demonstrated at this
and attempted to urge the horse on.
Others then seized the horse and
struggling crowd collected. This was
the signal for general metee. There
were hundreds of people on the SIDE
walk, and others rushed to the scene.
In less than five inmates there was
struggling, rushing crowd of four or
five thousand men in the streets. The
procession was broken mp. The har--
ness was torn from Smiths horse ana
the animal and carriage were damaged.
There was a general scrimmage. Inc
Dight-policemen were just assembling
at the station-house, not far away, ana
with those on duty with the procession
there were some fifty policemen on the
street.
When they arrived the Orangemen
were fleeing down Main street, fol-
lowed by the crowd. Seeing the po-
lice the Orangemen rallied and chased
their assailants back. Then there was
a hand-to- hand fight, in which fists and
a few missiles were used. The police
at this juncture did not hesitate to use
tleir clubs for all they wee worth.
The excitement for ten minutes was
intense. Women and children fled
from the scene. Some of the store
keepers locked their doors. 1t
looked like serious riot, for
the|crowd was constantly augmenting
The police. however, were So energetic
that no concerted plan of battle could
be adopted by the rioters. The Orange
men we're hurried off singly to their
headouartersin Continental hall, where
the band had already taken refuge.
Many had bruised faces and torn
clothes, but no one was hurt seriously.
The policemen arres,ed twelve ring
leaders, who were caught in the act OF
assaulting the paraders. They are:
Hugh Lough, aged twenty-onc, OF
$50 Grand street; Patrick Kearney,
twenty-seven, of Milland Oliver streets;
James McCrann, twaHty-eeyen, OF d
Fond street Hugh Ryar, twenty-five,
of Mill and Oliver streets; Peter Mona
han. forty-fve, of So Mill street John
NcGlade, twcnty-one, of Mil and
Grand streets John McClusky, TWEEN
ty-three, of Marshall street ; Thomas
Crane, twenty-five, of 8 Green street
Michael Michigan, twenty-five. OF l92
Mill street Iluberson Gray, twenty
one. of 547 Main street; Alexander
Thompson, forty-one, of 20 Van Houten
street. and Patrick Kennedy, forty-one,
Of 81 Jersey street.
All these were held to answer charges
of disorderly and riotous conduct.
Many others actually engaged made
their escape, but, as they are known,
they will probably be ARE ted later
Some of the latter were just running
to the scene with rs many bricks as
they could carry when they were de-
tocted and chased by policeman, but
made their escape.
The whole affair WIS over in fifteen
minutes. but it caused intense excite
mout and the streets were soon block
AIDED by the crowds both in the vicinity
of the not and around the station-house.
Everybody gave the police much credit
for their prompt action, which alone
prevented bloody battle The Orange
men did not attempt to reform the pa.
1ade, but left their headquarters and
made their way to their homes, singly
and in pairs, without their regalla. SO
far as can be learned no one was hurt
beyond bruises. Several of those ar
rested were slightly hurt on their heads
and hands. and almost all had their
clothes badly torn.